{"id":7832,"date":"2023-03-27T16:48:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T21:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7832"},"modified":"2023-03-27T16:48:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T21:48:06","slug":"lets-talk-to-the-founder-and-the-new-ceo-of-the-be-my-eyes-app-and-their-new-virtual-assistant-using-open-ai-gtp4-sign-up-now-and-get-on-the-beta-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7832","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Talk to the founder and the New CEO of the Be My Eyes App and their New Virtual Assistant Using Open AI GTP4! Sign Up Now and Get on the BETA List!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5777\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7832-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BeMyEyesGTP4.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BeMyEyesGTP4.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BeMyEyesGTP4.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Hans Wiberg, founder of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/be-my-eyes\/id905177575\">Be My Eyes<\/a>, and the new chief executive officer of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/be-my-eyes\/id905177575\">Be My Eyes<\/a>, Mike Buckley join Pete Lane in the blind Abilities Studio &nbsp; to announce a brand new feature, currently in Beta form available on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/be-my-eyes\/id905177575\">Be My Eyes<\/a>&nbsp;app entitled &#8220;the Virtual Assistant&#8221;. The virtual assistant is a feature that incorporates Artificial Intelligence (AI), &nbsp;to provide not only superior visual identification using the phones camera, but also provides interpretive and extrapolating decisions recently made possible with the Open AI Chat GPT version 4 artificial intelligence software. &nbsp;Mike and Hans discuss the capabilities of this new virtual assistant feature and describe the process for users to be added to a waiting list to become a Beta tester of this new feature. This is an exciting time for blind individuals as the open AI team has chosen the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/be-my-eyes\/id905177575\">Be My Eyes<\/a>&nbsp;team as one of their first collaborating partnerships &nbsp;to explore real life applications for their artificial intelligence software.&nbsp;<br>Blind Abilities presents this follow up interview with Be My Eyes as they further demonstrate their commitment to presenting quality products and services to listeners. Listen in to this insightful look into one of the more popular and productive apps available for blind individuals,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/be-my-eyes\/id905177575\">Be My Eyes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*A big shoutout to Pete Lane for doing the heavy lifting on this interview as Jeff Thompson had an unexpected family commitment. At a boy, Pete!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com?subject=Podcast\">email<\/a>&nbsp;and give us a call at 612-367-6093, we would love to hear from you!<br><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093 we would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5779\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7832-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BeMyEyesGTP4.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BeMyEyesGTP4.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BeMyEyesGTP4.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BeMyEyesGTP4.mp3 Podcast Summary &nbsp;Hans Wiberg, founder of&nbsp;Be My Eyes, and the new chief executive officer of&nbsp;Be My Eyes, Mike Buckley join Pete Lane in the blind Abilities Studio &nbsp; to announce a brand new feature, currently in Beta form available on the&nbsp;Be My Eyes&nbsp;app entitled &#8220;the Virtual Assistant&#8221;. 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